
Andalusia wants to introduce Covid pass for nightlife venues
Southern Spanish region is now awaiting court authorization to start requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter nightclubs and drinks bars

Southern Spanish region is now awaiting court authorization to start requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter nightclubs and drinks bars

Tougher conditions for returning British visitors could deliver a huge blow to the summer season at a time when many businesses are struggling to survive after a year and a half of pandemic

In parts of Galicia, bars and restaurants require showing proof of being infection-free, but a similar move in the Canary Islands has been provisionally suspended by the courts

The Socialist leader celebrates the progress of the country’s immunization drive, which has fully vaccinated more than 26.4 million people

Javier Moreno, who has served twice in the role, will maintain ties with the news organization

The 24-year-old champion is looking to win gold at the Tokyo Games and further cement her position as the greatest artistic gymnast of all time

Fire crews are bringing flames under control, but more blazes started this weekend in Albacete and Huelva
Measures are being implemented to target people who did not get vaccinated when it was their turn, amid warnings that up to 90% of the population will need to be immunized to reach group immunity
Galicia will require proof of vaccination or negative tests to enter bars, while Catalonia and Valencia are introducing a night curfew in more municipalities

The European Commission’s mandate would give Spain control over entry points at the British Overseas Territory

In Navarre, judges have turned down a request for a night curfew despite soaring infection levels

A “glance at the streets” is enough to show that “there is a tourism season,” says a government spokesperson from the Balearic Islands

The young internet personality was arrested during a live television interview on Tuesday. ‘They didn’t torture me. I am on the side of truth,’ she told her followers

Catalonia, one of the worst-affected regions right now, is seeking approval for a curfew in 158 municipalities. Meanwhile, 47% of the population now has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19

Cubans have taken the streets back for themselves, as a people who are often invoked but rarely seen, writes the island journalist Carlos Manuel Álvarez

The Constitutional Court has concluded that the government should have resorted to a state of emergency – which requires prior parliamentary approval – to limit fundamental rights for the nationwide lockdown

EL PAÍS looks at the factors that have sparked the demonstrations, from food shortages to the regime’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic

The Socialist leader hopes the changes will help focus on the economic recovery and smooth thorny issues such as Catalan independence before Spaniards vote in the next election

The move has little practical impact on returning travelers, but the tourism industry fears it could have a negative effect on bookings at a delicate time due to a new spike in cases

The measure, effective on July 19, is good news on a day when a French government official recommended against travel to Spain and Portugal

Spread of the delta strain of the coronavirus could lead to renewed restrictions on international mobility just as the industry was hoping to begin its recovery. France has already recommended against travel to Spain
The new rules, which will go into effect on Friday, come amid growing concern over the delta variant, and a large coronavirus outbreak linked to student vacations in Mallorca

The charismatic and polarizing founder of Podemos quit politics on May 4 after losing the Madrid election and has not made a single public statement since then

The decision to commute the sentences of the nine individuals has been met with fierce opposition, with the Popular Party calling on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to resign

The move holds the potential to shift a dynamic that’s been highly detrimental to Catalonia and to the whole of Spain

Speaking after the Cabinet meeting where the decision was taken, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that the move ‘comes from the need to reestablish coexistence’
Pedro Sánchez traveled to Barcelona on Monday to explain his plans, but he faces opposition from all sides, including the independence movement which views the clemency as ‘a farce’